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Figurative and Connotative

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  • Happy as a clam.
    Simile.
  • He eats like a horse!
    Similie
  • "The electrical cord trailing behind it like a tail."
    Simile
  • What is a simile?
    A comparison using like or as.
  • What is a metahpor?
    A comparison that doesn't use like or as.
  • Laughter is the music of the soul.
    Metahphor
  • The feeling suggested by a word or phrase.
    Connotative Meaning
  • She was as brave as a lion.
    Simile
  • The last piece of pizza was calling my name!
    Personification
  • A plot is like a roller coaster.
    Metaphor
  • Blind as a bat.
    Simile
  • She has a smile like sunshine.
    Simile
  • Our vacuum hums a happy tune while it cleans.
    Personification
  • What is connotative meaning?
    The feeling suggested by a word or phrase.
  • "...a pocket watch as golden as a tiny sun."
    Simile
  • A comparison that doesn't use like or as.
    Metaphor
  • He eats like a horse!
    Simile
  • Giving human qualities to something nonhuman.
    Personification
  • A comparison using like or as.
    Simile
  • He is a night owl.
    Metaphor
  • "Sunlight burst through the window and woke Gabriel that bright summer day."
    Personification
  • His teeth were as white as pearls.
    Simile
  • Tears fell from her face like rain from the sky.
    Simile
  • Lightning danced across the sky last night.
    Personification
  • What is personification?
    Giving human qualities to something nonhuman.
  • He is a bear of a man!
    Metaphor
  • The snow is a white blanket.
    Metaphor
  • Cute as a kitten.
    Simile
  • My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
    Personifciation
  • Their laughter was music to my ears.
    Metaphor
  • He is a shining star.
    Metaphor
  • The wind howled in the night.
    Personification
  • Light as a feather.
    Simile
  • Her voice sounds like nails on a chalkboard!
    Simile
  • This room looks like a tornado hit it.
    Simile
  • Cold as ice.
    Simile
  • Their classroom was a zoo!
    Metaphor
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